By this time next year, we will have come far in our fight against chronic unemployment, hardship and poverty. The question remains though -- in which direction?
James Lipton, actor, writer, and host of "Inside The Actor's Studio," believes Marco Rubio "failed" at his first major public appearance saying the Fl...
Immediately after Obama's State of the Union speech, pundits offered clashing descriptions: prosaic, bread-and-butter, Clinton-like, an extension of the liberal agenda outlined in the inaugural address, uplifting, aggressive and so on. What I heard was something really unusual.
Congressman Jim Langevin, Democrat from Rhode Island, is the first and only quadriplegic ever to serve in Congress. Himself a victim of gun violence, ...
That is how the president has changed public discourse. He has changed it at the level that counts, the deepest level, the moral level. What can make that change persist? What will allow such an ideal citizenry to come into existence?
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama was wrapping up his post-State of the Union tour by talking about...
While the president's speech was ambitious and not short on specifics, it was resoundingly consistent in this one theme alone, that of owning up to the working poor and indigent in America, and taking a seismic step in advancing towards economic justice.
WASHINGTON -- Despite Republican criticism of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, some GOP lawmakers offered rare praise for some asp...
Just one day after President Barack Obama unveiled hisbig promise to America's smallest children, both advocates and allies are raising major question...
State lawmakers' reactions to President Barack Obama's announcement Tuesday night of a new bipartisan voting commission split along party lines. Th...
Despite saying he "really liked" parts of President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh criticized w...
Movements begin in our own homes -- they don't come from the White House. If we want to see real substantive change in our lives and in society, then each and every one of us has to make it happen, period.
President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union in front of a joint session of congress and honored guests as the world watched from home on T...
Let's agree that partisan bickering can be set aside in 2013 in order to address the critical broken rungs on the ladder of opportunity. Both parties agree that change needs to happen; it is time to raise Opportunity Scores in all 50 states as private sector and nonprofit leaders are already doing.
Did you notice the two rabid skunks President Obama unleashed at the State of the Union picnic?
President Barack Obama’s failure to mention financial reform during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address is a disappointing setback that sho...
WASHINGTON -- A wide majority of Americans support President Barack Obama's call to take action on climate change, according to polling released by th...
NEW YORK -- On Tuesdays inside the Make the Road office in Jackson Heights in the New York City borough of Queens, Lorenzo Montenegro usually needs hi...
The faith community has an important role to play in advancing an agenda that addresses the important moral issues faced by our nation. We have a big job ahead of us but there is hope.
State of the Union addresses sometimes -- sometimes! -- bring out those rare bipartisan moments in Washington. A photo captured at Tuesday appears to ...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who gave the Republican response to the State of The Union Tuesday, came out in opposition to minimum wage laws Wednesday, ...
President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday. The speech was given in front of a joint session of Congress, with many wa...
President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night in front of a joint session of Congress. Obama touched on issues li...
President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. Obama touched on issues like immigration and the economy in the ad...
President Barack Obama gave his 2013 State of the Union address on Tuesday. Obama spoke in front of a joint session of Congress, with many watching...
